The midterm elections are less than three months away, and Planned Parenthood is nervous. The Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade rattled the nation’s largest abortion provider. During the last presidential cycle, Planned Parenthood spent $45 million to support Democratic candidates who embraced abortion. Two years later, it is reportedly spending a record-shattering $50 million in an effort to see abortion-supporting politicians win.
The level of spending from Planned Parenthood is a reminder that both the legitimacy and profit margin of the group are threatened. For years, we’ve been told Planned Parenthood is essential to women’s health. Per its latest annual report, Planned Parenthood performed 354,871 abortions in 2019. According to the Guttmacher Institute, the overall number of abortions in the United States during that time was 862,320. That means 41% of all abortions in the country are done by Planned Parenthood. In the same period, Planned Parenthood performed 208,248 well-woman exams and only 2,667 adoption referrals. Apparently, violent and forcible removal of a growing human life is the greatest priority of all.
For a long while, Planned Parenthood has claimed abortion is only 3% of what it does. This is a false assertion repeated by politicians and proponents in order to make Planned Parenthood appear less menacing. In the latest annual report, Planned Parenthood listed a total of 10,374,069 services rendered. Included in the mix are the 354,871 abortions. According to the figures, abortion looks as though it’s only 3% of what Planned Parenthood does.
But this only works if one concludes that other services such as pregnancy tests or STI testing are in the same category monetarily and morally as abortion. Neither is true. Extinguishing a life? Planned Parenthood views it as nothing more than a treatment for genital warts. That is the depth of its delusion. And it goes to great lengths to sanitize its image. Not to mention, the actual percentage of nonabortive women’s health services it provides is abysmally low compared to other women’s clinics. It needs abortion to survive.
Women’s health is important. But abortion is not regular healthcare. The moral wrong that’s done behind the doors of Planned Parenthood is not offset by Pap smears or STI tests. Women and babies deserve better than the deception offered by Planned Parenthood.
Our post-Roe reality is a win for those who value life in the womb, but it is just one step in the right direction. Establishing a culture of life is still the top priority. Reaching that goal is a long, continuous process that repeats with each generation. That Planned Parenthood is more determined than ever before is proof of that.
The Dobbs decision has thrown Planned Parenthood into a tailspin. “We say this every cycle: ‘This is the important election,’” said Amy Kennedy, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Votes in Georgia. “For us, this really is the most important election cycle of our life.” Unfettered access to abortion is essential to Planned Parenthood’s business model. In each election cycle, Planned Parenthood spends millions upon millions to protect the targeted destruction of the unborn. What they call a constitutional right is anything but.
The abortion corporation wants to remain relevant. This is difficult with a shifting environment of abortion access around the country. The unease felt by those who work for and champion Planned Parenthood is a good thing. Women have options when it comes to healthcare, and Planned Parenthood is outnumbered by health clinics that don’t offer abortion.
It remains to be seen just how much the abortion issue will influence voters in either direction both this November and in 2024. What we know is that Planned Parenthood is threatened in a way it never expected.
Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog and a columnist at Arc Digital.
